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Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 1990-91: VUWAE 35

Field Equipment / Store :

Field Equipment / Store :

Much of the equipment was provided by the Berg Field Center (BFC .) at McMurdo. This included major items such as ski–doos (snowmobiles), 17 empty jerrycans, 8 × 200 liter full mogas fuel drums, 3 drum frames, two-stroke oil at 1:50 ratio, tools, 8 Optimus 111B stoves, 36 × 1 gal < US) full Coleman stove fuel cans, 8 Nansen sledges, 2 HF field radios, 3 VHP hand-held radios, rock boxes, packaging, and airdrop materials.

The Scott Base Field stare and DSIR provided 2 VHF radios and solar chargers, 2 First Aid kits, the personal equipment and clothing for the two NZ and UK staff, and also the camping gear, excepting stoves.

The group all used white gas C Coleman fuel) stoves this year. NZ practice has been to use kerosene with a solid or spirits primer. This experiment with a more volatile fuel was successful. Coleman fuel is conveniently packaged, requires no primer, and burns more cleanly in the tent. The whit gas stoves will easily, burn mogas, as proved necessary this season, with the flight out of the field' being 12 days late.

Just under 6 × 200 liter barrels of "mogas were used by 4 ski–doos, for approx 8 kpl, and an average of 700 km travelled by each machine. 36 cans of Coleman fuel lasted 6 persons (3 tents) approx 45 days, with the last few days on unmixed mogas.

The bulk of the food came through the BFC, with the emergency supply from Scott Base.